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Cheryl Kirkbride: Fireworks don’t make sense as grass turns to kindling

We may be out of a drought, but the city of Modesto and Stanislaus County are still very dry. I remain unable to see how our leaders can permit the sale of fireworks. I understand it raises a lot of revenue for a variety of charities, schools and other groups, but really? Take a look around, Modesto and Stanislaus County are matchsticks.

Cheryl Kirkbride, Modesto

This story was originally published June 20, 2017 at 12:46 PM with the headline "Cheryl Kirkbride: Fireworks don’t make sense as grass turns to kindling."

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